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R5P2C3 Starting Weight 160.4
Yesterday – 152.2
Today – 150.8
1.4 lb LOSS Overnight
2.2 lb UNDER LIW of Round Five Cycle 2 (153.0)
9.6 Lost Since Start of R5C3 (VLCD) 07/14/08
100.0 Total Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

What more can be said – look at that number, that represents the amount of pounds that have been lost by me! This momentous occasion happened this morning – I couldn’t believe it when I stepped on the scale and I saw this:

It was only 13 months ago (almost to the day as I started on this journey on June 26, 2007) that this number was a full 100 lbs higher. And in 13 months, look at what I accomplished with the HCG Protocol. Unreal.

It sure made me pay for it. On my last cycle, ending June 29th, I had a stall for the last few days and was stuck at 153. Since Monday of this week I was at 152.2 – stuck at that weight all week, never thinking that I would drop the last 1.4 lbs in one night.

I hung true to the protocol, even took measurements yesterday to see if I was indeed still losing (yes, even I get nervous still!) and indeed I was so I relaxed, and then was blessed with a nice drop to give me my long awaited 100 lbs.

It feels good, I have to tell you. Really good. It was a long time coming and its here.

I would like to thank the academy – wait, strike that, I would like to thank all of you out there reading this, whether this is your first visit to my words, or you’re a long time friend – without each and every one of you I could not have made it this far. Each one of you has touched my life on this journey in one way or another and words just cannot possibly convey the thanks that you all deserve.

I have so much to say, but as you can imagine, I am at a loss to put this into words at this precise moment. I will however reserve the right to expand on this feeling over the next few days.

So I leave you with my sassy self!

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R5P2C3 Starting Weight 160.4
Yesterday - 155.0
Today - 153.6
1.4 lb LOSS Overnight
0.6 lb OVER LIW of Round Five Cycle 2 (153.0)
6.8 Lost Since Start of R5C3 (VLCD) 07/14/08
97.2 Total Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

2.8 NEEDED TO LOSE TO REACH 100 POUNDS

6.8 loss so far - .6 more to LIW of Cycle 2 - 2.8 lbs more till I reach 100 lbs lost!

Loving life right about now. These numbers are too unreal - dare I say it? It is topping MY FOURTH ROUND - I am quite frankly AMAZED - no joke. 6.8 lbs in 3 completed days. I am gonna get into the 140’s before the week is up if I keep this up!

But seriously, I haven’t really wrapped my head around being in the 150’s and now already I am gonna have to deal with the 140’s??? What is up with that?

WOW

I had a really rough day yesterday (just really weak), and now today my back is hurting - I have come to the conclusion that something is going on with my body, it’s shifting or something - funky things are happening. I have not been this weight since the early 80’s - and something weird is happening to my muscles in my back.

During the first round, I lost an incredible amount of inches from my thighs and they were in a constant state of aching while on protocol. This time, I think I am dealing with back fat or something cause since Tuesday morning, some strangeness is happening back there - and now I am in bed, this is the 2nd day. UGH

Oh well, interesting to see what the future holds for me. Pictures should be interesting this round that is for sure.

I am short on time, so this is my update for today!!!

Let me go back to answering my commenters from yesterday:

Trudi - thanks for the wonderful words!  We have all been given a great gift, it’s up to us to use it wisely, give of it freely.  Thanks for being a part of my journey!  BTW - YOUR PICS ARE AWESOME!

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R5P2C3 Starting Weight 160.4
Yesterday - 156.8
Today - 155.0
1.8 lb LOSS Overnight
2.0 lb OVER LIW of Round Five Cycle 2 (153.0)
5.4 Lost Since Start of R5C3 (VLCD) 07/14/08
95.8 Total Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

4.2 NEEDED TO LOSE TO REACH 100 POUNDS

Well there it is! Another good loss, but today, I am walking around like a zombie - I feel very weak today - it is the third day, the worse of the protocol on average, so I will just chalk it up to normal detox stuff and live it thru.

Not hungry whatsoever.  In fact, I had so much Mexican food this past week that I am not even desiring it, which is usually my craving for the first few days.  What I am feeling is that inkling that TOM is on it’s way.  And right on schedule I must say, if you can call it a schedule???  My TOM’s have been all over the place on this protocol, I am wondering if they are now gonna start coming right on time.

No matter, it is what it is.

I wish I could think of more to say, but alas, I am not processing information well right now.  Tomorrow has to be a better day.

Let me go back to answering my commenters from yesterday:

Loretta - Thank you for such kind words.  I just write it as it happens.  Sometimes it’s good things, and sometimes, well it’s those times everyone finds out that I am human too.  Girl, 8 lbs isn’t so bad, try being 18!  LOL - oh gosh, I am so far removed from that now, how cool is that?  I miss you Loretta, thanks for being a loyal reader for all these months.

Jude - I already sent you an email but I wanted to say it here too - I don’t know where I would be without the support you gave to me in the beginning.  Really Jude, you were with me day in and day out thru my journey last summer - you were laying the foundation with me, we learned so much by chatting with each other so I thank you for that from the bottom of my heart.

Ok - that is all I can do for today - hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day.

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LIW - 153.0 lbs (06.29.08)
Today’s Weight - 153.0 lbs
0.0 OVER/UNDER LIW

Once again I went MIA - what are you people gonna do with me?  OMG - I am such a FLAKE!  Really, I am NOT trying to go MIA - it’s just happening!  Oh well, I will try to do better!

Yesterday was my LIW for this Cycle - I didn’t make it to 100 lbs loss, but before I go into some LONE TIRADE about how I feel about this, let me quote something someone wrote me over at the My HCG Journey Community Forums - because quite frankly?  It put everything into perspective for me:

And B, even if you don’t make a stupid number goal, think of ALL that you have accomplished in the last year. And think of ALL the people that you have gotten to GOAL or helped them on their way to a better, healthier “them”!!!!!!!!!!!! When you have touched and changed LIVES, does a number really mean success or failure?!? I mean, isn’t it just a number?!?! And would it be any less monumental if those 100 pounds came at say a year a a day or a year and a week or a year a month?!?! I think not.

So, once again, thank you DAWN for coming to my rescue, making me realize what this is really all about and to be very happy with where I am TODAY.  Your a peach.

So without further adieu, let me go ahead and post my stats, because they pretty much speak for themselves!

I was not able to come close to Round 4 losses in Body Weight Lost Percentage - but that is OKIE DOKIE ARTICHOKIE!!!

• Round 1 (20 completed days) - 7.74% of body weight lost
• Round 2 (20 completed days) - 8.12% of body weight lost
• Round 3 (20 completed days) - 9.21% of body weight lost
• Round 4 (20 completed days) - 12.15% of body weight lost
• Round 5 (Cycle 1) (20 completed days) - 7.81% of body weight lost
• Round 5 (Cycle 2) (20 completed days) - 9.68% of body weight lost

I lost 16.4 lbs this round!  My LIW was 153 - which is 10 pounds below LIW of Round 5 Cycle 1 and 9 pounds below LIW of Round 4 - so I feel this was a great round.  Ok, so I am 2.2 away from making 100 lbs, I will do that NEXT round, which incidently will start on the 16th - because the family is going out of town!  Yes, we are headed to AIKEN/AUGUSTA!

Updates on Son and JPS:

My Son’s Stats:

• Starting Weight - 190.4 (after load)
• LIW - 174.6 (15.8 LBS LOST)
• 20 completed days percentage Body Weight Lost - 9.05%

JPS’ Stats:

• Starting Weight - 136.0 (after load, which is only like .8 over her LIW of Cycle 1)
• LIW - 125.8 (10.2 LBS LOST)
• 20 completed days percentage Body Weight Lost - 7.50%

Update on Inches:

And now the long awaited PICTURE UPDATE:

I haven’t updated pictures since my LIW of Round 4 which was way back in February (the 17th to be exact) - I didn’t take any pictures at the end of my Round 5 Cycle 1 because of not even getting to my LIW of Round 4 so I didn’t think pictures were necessary.  But I did take them yesterday because it was 9 pounds difference, and boy what 9 pounds can do!  OMG!  Lookie here!

First let me show you the differences between my LIW of Round 4 and Yesterday - Keep in mind that my LIW of Round 4 was 162 - and yesterday my LIW was 153:

Now, let me show you the differences between my BEFORES (Last June 23, 2007) and Yesterday (June 29, 2008) - Almost a YEAR and a DAY:

And then, for those of you that like to see the progression, here ya go:

Ok, so how about them apples? What do you think??? Stay tuned for the next installment of Cycle 3 to start on the 16th of July! If I can maintain an average of about 10 lbs per cycle, then I should be done in about 3 or 4 more cycles! Who knows where the HCG will take me!

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R5P2C2 Starting Weight 169.4
Yesterday - 155.6
Today - 154.6
1.0 lb LOSS Overnight
8.4 lb UNDER LIW of Round Five Cycle 1 (163.0)
14.8 Lost Since Start of R5C2 (VLCD) 06/09/08
96.2 Total Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

3.8 NEEDED TO LOSE TO REACH 100 POUNDS

I am so sorry to again go MIA - I think I am expecting too much of myself this round in being able to post my proverbial PROFOUND posts all the time! OMG - I am just SO BUSY - sorry about that my friends. Thanks for checking in on me during my absence. I have done really well. TOM finally left Saturday, and so did my stall. 1.4 lost from Saturday to Sunday, and then a 1.0 lost from Sunday to today!

I am working on a post for sometime this week. It is going to take me awhile to write up, it’s basically going to be my story of my journey, because as of today - I am ONE YEAR ON HCG! Yup! Today is my 1 year anniversary of my 1st injection!

I have lost a total of 96.2 as of today, and although I didn’t make my 100 lbs in a year, that still does not negate the fact that I have lost a TON OF WEIGHT during this year! And I have to say, quite easily! OH YEAH! This has not been all that hard, really - I have had my moments, but they have not been all that bad.

My losses have been quite nice, but try as I might, I haven’t not been able to keep up with Round 4 losses!!!

• Round 1 (14 completed days) - 6.30% of body weight lost
• Round 2 (14 completed days) - 6.44% of body weight lost
• Round 3 (14 completed days) - 7.25% of body weight lost
• Round 4 (14 completed days) - 9.22% of body weight lost
• Round 5 (Cycle 1) (14 completed days) - 7.35% of body weight lost
• Round 5 (Cycle 2) (14 completed days) - 8.74% of body weight lost

Updates:

My Son’s Stats:

• Starting Weight - 190.4 (after load)
• Yesterday’s Weight - 177.4
• Today’s Weight - 176.6 - 0.8 Loss - Total of 13.8 pounds lost!
• 14 completed days percentage Body Weight Lost - 7.81%

JPS’ Stats (I should be able to keep up to date with JPS now, so the numbers will be current):

• Starting Weight - 136.0 (after load, which is only like .8 over her LIW of Cycle 1)
• Yesterday’s Weight - 128.0
• Today’s Weight - 127.0 - 1.0 Gain - Total of 9.0 pounds lost!
• 14 completed days percentage Body Weight Lost - 6.62%

My menu yesterday:

• 2 Hard Boiled Eggs
• Strawberries for Snack
• Ground Beef Patty with Cucumbers and Tomatoes for Dinner
• 2 Liters of water
• 2 Liters of Iced Tea (sweetened with Sweet and Low)

OK, this is Biz signing out now - I will get a better handle on things as the week progresses!